Edward McDonald

Edward McDonald is a highly regarded American criminal defense attorney with a storied career in prosecuting organized crime and whitecollar cases He is a partner at Dechert LLP focusing on securities enforcement and complex litigation Before entering private practice McDonald served as a federal prosecutor and was AttorneyinCharge of the US Organized Crime Strike Force in the Eastern District of New York where he handled many highprofile mafia and corruption cases In a rare blending of reality and film McDonald portrayed himself in Martin Scorseses Goodfellas 1990 reenacting his reallife role in convincing Henry and Karen Hill to enter the US Federal Witness Protection Program One of his most memorable lines Dont give me the babeinthewoods routine Karen I heard you on the telephone youre talking about cocaine was reportedly improvised drawing from his actual experience He later appeared as a prosecutor in the 1995 crime thriller Kiss of Death alongside David Caruso and Stanley Tucci He has held a Screen Actors Guild SAG membership since 1990